Why Korea Has the Highest Suicide Rate in the World

Описание: Why does South Korea—a nation famous for K-pop, cutting-edge tech, and global cultural influence—lead the developed world in suicide rates? In February 2025, actress Kim Sae-ron's death reminded us that this isn't random; it's a pattern. As a PhD sociologist who taught five years in Korea, I'll show you what's really driving this crisis. It's not just "student stress" or isolated incidents—it's a systemic storm decades in the making. From the ashes of the Korean War to the "Miracle on the Han River," from the 1997 IMF collapse to today's hyper-competitive society, I'll connect the data, the history, and the human stories so the headlines finally make sense. This is about what happens when a society modernizes too fast, leaving millions without the social anchors that once held communities together.

In this video, you'll discover:
-The shocking statistics that reveal who's really at risk—and it's not who you think
-Why a 100-year-old sociological concept explains Korea's modern crisis better than any headline
-How an ancient exam system from medieval Korea still haunts students today
-The hidden economic shocks that shattered Korea's social fabric
-Why Korea's suicide rate surpasses even Japan and China—despite similar rapid development
-The "one social shift that almost no one talks about" that ties everything together

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:09 The Numbers
05:21 Durkheim & The Sociology of Suicide
07:49 Education as Survival
15:28 The Economic Miracle & Its Cost
19:04 What Sets Korea Apart
22:46 Conclusion